📍 1000 116th St, Whiting, Lake County, 46394
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whiting, Lake County. The school has 283 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School City of Hammond school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch enrolls 283 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 15% |
| White | 37 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 283 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 2, state house district 1.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is one of 17 schools in School City of Hammond, based in Hammond, Indiana. The district serves 10,507 students district-wide and employs 652 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 283 students, Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is smaller than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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